HC Deb 11 May 1993 vol 224 cc361-2W
Mr. Clapham

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many incidents and disturbances took place between April 1992 and April 1993 at(a) HM prison Wolds and (b) HM prison Lindholme.

Mr. Peter Lloyd

Responsibility for this matter has been delegated to the director general of the prison service, who has been asked to arrange for a reply to be given.

Letter from Derek Lewis to Mr. Michael Clapham, dated 10 May 1993:

HM PRISONS WOLDS AND LINDHOLME

The Home Secretary has asked me to reply to your recent Question about the number of incidents and disturbances which have taken place between April 1992 and April 1993 at (a) HM Prison Wolds and (b) HM Prison Lindholme.

There have been a total of 95 reported incidents at Wolds Remand Prison and 463 at HMP Lindholme in the period 1 April 1992 to 31 March 1993.

Notifiable offences recorded by the police by offence group
England and Wales 1992
Offence group 1st quarter 2nd quarter 3rd quarter 4th quarter Total
Number of offences
Violence against the person 45,520 53,408 53,093 49,758 201,779
Sexual offences 7,190 7,396 7,795 7,147 29,528
Robbery 12,007 12,448 13,598 14,841 52,894
Burglary 345,866 312,277 314,756 382,375 1,355,274
Theft and handling stolen goods 701,678 713,588 704,551 724,731 2,844,548
Fraud and forgery 42,425 42,859 42,662 40,654 168,600
Criminal damage 223,759 220,469 212,087 246,195 902,510
Other offences 9,856 9,670 10,264 9,593 39,383
Total 1,388,301 1,372,115 1,358,806 1,475,294 5,594,516
Percentage change from corresponding period of previous year
Violence against the person 9 11 2 3 6
Sexual offences 8 -3 -4 1 —
Robbery 25 16 15 13 17
Burglary 16 7 9 13 11
Theft and handling stolen goods 8 2 — 3 3
Fraud and forgery 3 -3 -5 -8 -4
Criminal damage 14 3 8 14 10
Other offences 21 13 15 7 14
Total 11 3 3 7 6

During this period, the average daily population of Wolds, a secure modern prison building, was 190. Lindholme, a medium secure prison, (formerly RAF accommodation), with an open prison facility had an average daily population of 644. The figures given include failure to return from home leave, absconding, surrender by a prisoner and recapture of a prisoner. These will be much higher for Lindholme, since Wolds prisoners are remand prisoners who are not granted home leave, and because Wolds does not have an open prison facility.

Mr. Clapham

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the ratio of staff to prisoners at(a) HM prison Wolds and (b) HM prison Lindholme.

Mr. Peter Lloyd

Responsibility for this matter has been delegated to the Director General of the prison service, who has been asked to arrange for a reply to be given.

Letter from Derek Lewis to Mr. Michael Clapham, dated 8 May 1993:

HM PRISONS WOLDS AND LINDHOLME

The Home Secretary has asked me to reply to your recent Question about the ratio of staff to prisoners at (a) HM Prison Wolds and (b) HM Prison Lindholme

The ratio of staff to prisoners at Wolds Remand Prison on 31 March 1993 was 1:1.520. For HM Prison Lindholme the figure for the same day was 1:1.518.